I suggest targeting a few cities, which you can select by looking at the relevant data.Data sources such as the American Community Survey, also known as the annual Census, can help you judge a location by considering key market indicators, which I list below.Some of the metrics that I find valuable to understand are:- Population Total- Population Age - Home Values- Household Incomes- Rental Vacancy Rate- Homeowner Vacancy Rate- Poverty Rate- Educational Attainment Rate (High School/GED & Bachelors)- Number of Housing Unit- Rent to Income Ratio- Rent to Price Ratio- Population on SNAPS (supplemental nutrition assistance program) percentage- Property Tax Rate- Median Age of Buildings- Number of Structures by Units (SFR, Duplex, Triplex, Quadplex, etc...)- Median Rents by Number of Bedrooms- Unemployment Rate- Employment Sectors Percentages- Number of Building Permits Issued- Foreclosure Rate- School Ratings- Crime Statistics Also take into consideration the direction in which each of these market indicators are trending.

Are the laws in the US different for non-citizens vs. for Americans?

And I also live far from the United States and am not an American citizen.

@Lance Francis, based on your criteria of 300k to 500k you will surly have a difficult time find a property in NYCWith that in mind, here is a map showing the median home values as reported on the most recent American Community Survey aggregated by zip codes in the NYC area. 

I have been using American Interstate Bank for commercial loans.

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The typical American homeowner has spent 13 years in their home, up from eight years in 2010, as more households are choosing to age in place.The supply of entry-level homes is also well below historical levels because during the foreclosure crisis, investors bought millions of distressed properties and turned them into rentals.

@Jordan Archer most states have standardized rates, and you can actually check those out on most title underwriter websites by entering a few pieces of data for example First American https://facc.firstam.com/?

Thus I moved into my camper which has been challenging primarily due to the extreme elements associated with living in the Northern American Rockies.

Any failure by the lessee to comply therewith shall be a default under the lease(d) any owner who leases his or her lot shall within ten (10) days after the execution of such lease, forward a copy of the same to the Association or the Association's Managing Agent(e) no owner may lease his or her lot for a term shorter than one month, or in a manner that allows different occupants to occupy the lot for transient or hotel purposesThey also go on to define transient and hotel purposes as "AirBnB, Vacation Rental by Owner, employee housing,"[etc.] and then state at the bottom that:"Any 'Lease" or act of 'Leasing,' for the purposes of these rules, is defined as regular, exclusive occupancy of a lot by any person other than the Owner; provided, however, that the leasing shall not include the occupancy of the lot by the child or parent of an owner.